97 buzzer problem - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

sh0wn · 09-12-2009, 10:51 PM

Hello,

I'm having an issue with my 97 corolla. The buzzer does not ever shut off. as soon as you put the key in the ignition it stays on until you remove the key. I would like to know two things.

1) Where is the buzzer so that I can remove it until I get it fixed.
2) Why this would happen all of a sudden? I installed some new bulbs last week but that's the only change!

the dealer said that it would cost up to $400 to troubleshoot the electrical issue.

I think the buzzer sound is coming from the fuse area under the steering wheel but I cannot find it. Here is a picture of where I think the sound is coming from..

TI-CAVA · 09-13-2009, 11:13 AM

maybe a bad door open switch...

will be cool to know where the hell is that buzzer

sh0wn · 09-13-2009, 11:18 AM

the door open indicator works. I can see the indicator turn on and off when I open and close the door.

TI-CAVA · 09-13-2009, 11:19 AM

is the door open signal or the seatbelt warning buzz?

sh0wn · 09-13-2009, 05:27 PM

I think it's both. The same buzzer works for the ignition switch, door and seat belt.

TI-CAVA · 09-13-2009, 06:46 PM

yea i think that also, but i'm asking about the chime tone, is it the "door open key in" sound or the "remember the seatbelt" -that sounds 5 times...?????

sh0wn · 09-13-2009, 09:23 PM

it sounds like when you have your key in the ignition and you open the door. It should stop when you remove the key or start the car. But it doesn't! I removed the dome fuse, which kills the buzzer and the radio. Now I can drive without pulling my hair out. and I don't have much hair to start with!

Also I noticed that the seatbelt light (in the instrument panel) does not turn on anymore. Do you think it's a wiring problem or a computer problem?

TI-CAVA · 09-13-2009, 09:46 PM

wiring... check under the seat for two wires of the seatbelt sensor...